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2nd Wife
 

John Alexander DURHAM "Alex" Born: 26 Mar 1825, ChatCtyNC Died: 25 Aug 1879 Find-A-Grave 55977763, NC Father: Nathaniel DURHAM Mother: Sarah Jane HATCH

Married: x

Camelia HENDERSON Born: x Died: Father: Mother:

3rd Wife
 

John Alexander DURHAM "Alex" Born: 26 Mar 1825, ChatCtyNC Died: 25 Aug 1879 Find-A-Grave 55977763, NC Father: Nathaniel DURHAM Mother: Sarah Jane HATCH

Married: 7 Jan 1857 ChatCtyNC

Susanna DARK "Susy" Born: 25 Oct 1821, NC Died: 24 Aug 1889 Find-A-Grave 83221395, NC Father: Willis DARK Mother: Mary MCPHERSON First Husband: Ira WEST

Children:
 

1. Willis Jefferson DURHAM (b. 16 Sep 1857, ChatCtyNC; d. 7 Mar 1942; Find-A-Grave 55897007, NC) m1. Happy Savannah DURHAM (b. 9 Aug 1858; d. 29 Aug 1928; Find-A-Grave 55896975, NC) c. 24 Aug 1881, ChatCtyNC)    Parents: Seaborn DURHAM / Elizabeth Emily MANN   m2. Nannie A. CARTER (b. 19 June 1864; d. 9 Dec 1938; Find-A-Grave 55897041, NC) on 16 Sep 1929, ChatCtyNC    Parents: William CARTER / Mary WILLIS Children:   1. Bessie E. DURHAM (b. 5 Aug 1883; d. 4 Dec 1884, age 1; Find-A-Grave 55894934, NC)     2. Grover Cleveland DURHAM (b. 21 Aug 1884, ChatCtyNC; d. 29 July 1961, Hillsborough, OranCtyNC; Find-A-Grave 18722925, NC) m. Sally Gray WOOD (b. 5 Dec 1889, NC; d. 16 Feb 1971, Hillsborough, OranCtyNC; Find-A-Grave 18722939, NC)    Mother: Lucy M. WOOD   3. Infant Daughter DURHAM (b. & d. 4 July 1884, Find-A-Grave 55973816, NC)     4. Oscar Willis DURHAM (b. 23 Sep 1887, ChatCtyNC; d. 20 Jan 1965, Goldsboro, WaynCtyNC; Find-A-Grave 118316139, NC) m. Fannie L. MCCULLEN (b. 9 May 1894, NC; d. 23 Mar 1962, Raleigh, WakeCtyNC; Find-A-Grave 118316282, NC) on 22 Mar 1916, WaynCtyNC    Parents: John MCCULLEN / Zilphia GRANTHAM   5. Infant DURHAM (b. & d. 16 Oct 1887; Find-A-Grave 55975992, NC)     6. Infant Son DURHAM (b. & d. 28 Feb 1891; Find-A-Grave 55974846, NC)     7. Mary L. DURHAM (b. 5 Feb 1893, NC; d. 20 Sep 1972, Durham, DurhCtyNC; Find-A-Grave 83497991, NC) m. Noah Benjamin MIXON (b. 15 Oct 1890, NC; d. 4 Jan 1978, DurhCtyNC; Find-A-Grave 83498014, NC)    Parents: David Biggs MIXON / Elector WEST   8. Josie May DURHAM (b. 8 May 1895, NC; 21 Sep 1988, Durham, DurhCtyNC, age 93) m. David T. HARRIS (b. c. 1893, NC) on 19 Apr 1916, ChatCtyNC   9. John Robert DURHAM (b. 23 Feb 1897, NC; d. 8 Apr 1980; Find-A-Grave 83638510, NC) m. Mary Ann FORCUM (b. 19 Apr 1903, Rocky Mount, EdgeCtyNC; d. 25 Apr 1950, Winston-Salem, ForsCtyNC, age 47; Find-A-Grave 30154908, NC    Parents: Robert Lee FORCUM / Patience Katherine SMITHERMAN   10. Clifton Chapin DURHAM (b. 6 Aug 1900, ChatCtyNC; d. 15 July 1971) m1. Willis Finetta CLARK on 28 May 1932, HenrCtyVA m2. May Irene EGGLESTON on 25 Sep 1940   11. Daniel R. DURHAM (b. 30 May 1902; d. 12 Dec 1902, age 6 months; Find-A-Grave 55896881, NC)     12. Van Luther DURHAM (b. 78 Sep 1904; d. 27 Sep 1904, age 20 days ; Find-A-Grave 55988234, NC)     Notes: Willis and Happy Durham were first cousins.  Her father was Seaborn Durham.   From 1900 US Census for Rock Rest, ChatCtyNC: Dwelling: 79, Family, 79, Married 19 years; Happy had 10 children, but only 6 are living at census time.   Name Rel. Race Sex Birth Date Age Mar.Stat Birth Place Father BPlace Mother BPlace Occ. Willis J. Durham Head W M Sep 1857 42 M NC NC NC Farm Happy Durham Wife W F Aug 1858 41 M NC NC NC   Grover C. Durham Son W M Aug 1884 15 S NC NC NC At School Oscar W. Durham Son W M Sep 1887 12 S NC NC NC At School Mary L. Durham Dau W F Feb 1893 7 S NC NC NC   Josie M. Durham Dau W F May 1895 5 S NC NC NC   John R. Durham Son W M Feb 1897 3 S NC NC NC   Clifton C. Durham Son W M Aug 1899 9/12 S NC NC NC

2. John Tillett DURHAM (b. April 15, 1859, ChatCtyNC; d. Apr 19, 1914, Durham, DurhCtyNC; Find-A-Grave 47251804, NC) m1. Mary Jane RAY (b. Mar 1861, NC) on July 8, 1879, AlamCtyNC   m2. Laura M. COXEY (b. Dec 1870, Old Fort, McdoCtyNC; d. 22 Oct 1931, Durham, DurhCtyNC; Find-A-Grave 82804878, NC)    Parents: Jonathan B. COXEY; 1st husband: Thomas L. BYRD; 3rd husband: Pink W. WESTBROOKS Children:   1. Dale DURHAM (b. c. 1898, NC)     2. Fred Lee DURHAM (b. 16 Nov 1902, Old Fort, McdoCtyNC; d. 29 Jan 1993, Marion, McdoCtyNC, age 90; Find-A-Grave 76235572, NC) m. Jesse PORTER (b. 1 July 1909, Fayetteville, CumbCtyNC; d. 8 July 1961, OranCtyNC; Find-A-Grave 47251865, NC)    Parents: John Oates PORTER / Mary Elizabeth GRAHAM   3. Laura Delma DURHAM (b. 31 July 1904, NC; d. 28 Oct 1975, Newport News, VA) m. Eric Braxton SAULS (b. 23 June 1902, NC; d. 29 Jan 1967, Hampton City, VA; Find-A-Grave 159352720, VA)    Parents: Leonard J. SAULS / Desdemona JOHNSON   4. Maye DURHAM (b. c. 1908, NC)     5. Floyd Tillett DURHAM (b. 8 July 1909, NC; d. 19 Oct 1994, Greensboro; GuilCtyNC) m. Anna Bell DAVIS (b. c. 1914, SC) on 11 Oct 1928, Durham, DurhCtyNC    Parents: G. M. DAVIS / Hettie ?   Notes:

 

Notes:

From 1850 Census for ChatCtyNC:   Name Age Est.DOB Gender Race Occ. Land Value Birth Place John A. Durham 24 1826 M   Farmer 125 NC Sarah Durham 18 1832 F       NC   From 1880 US Census for Baldwin, ChatCtyNC:   Name Rel. Mar.Stat Gender Race Age Birth Place Occ. Father BPlace Mother BPlace Susan Durham Self Wd F W 58 NC Farming NC NC Willis J. Durham Son S M W 22 NC Works in Farm NC NC Joanna Strond Other S F B 17 NC Domestic Servant NC NC George Strond Other S M B 15 NC Works in Farm NC NC Alex Durham Other   M W 54 NC   NC NC It is my guess that Alex was deceased at the time of the 1880 census, but they felt that they needed to recognize him since he lived there up to late 1879. Susan is listed as a widow and there is a line drawn through Alex Durham.   Page Sources: North Carolina Marriages 1759-1979, Indexing Project Num: M75236-3, System Origin: North Carolina-EASy, Source Film Num: 259322. North Carolina Marriages 1759-1979, Indexing Project Num: M75236-3, System Origin: North Carolina-EASy, Source Film Num: 259321.   ModLog: Date of ModLog Source of Information Description of Changes 24 Sep 2022 Author's upgrade Changed county links.

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